How my family first came to Hoopeston Illionois, was that my Great-Great-Great Grandfather John Layden, and his wife Margaret Stammer,both came to America in the mid 1840s' through Ellis Island, their son Tade Layden got land in Hoopeston, which is still in my family.
Tade Laydens house
another view of the house
Tade Layden married Martha Thompson in 1883
Marth Thompson
Tade Layden
Tade Layden and his wife Martha Thompson had 7 children; John Layden the eldest,
Ted and Tom Layden (twins), Ann layden, Edward Layden Sr.,
and the youngest Ruth Layden(not pictured).
from left: Ted and Tom, Tade, John, Ann, Martha, and the baby is Edward Layden
Martha Thompson Layden, Ed, Ted, Anne Layden Benjamin, and Tom
Edward Layden Sr. (1892 - 1966) was the youngest son of Tade Layden. Ed (as he is known through out my family) married Cornelia Ester Fitzgerald Layden.
from left: Ruth Layden, Edward Layden Sr. and wife Cornelia Fitzgerald Layden.
a family picture of Ed
Edward Layden Sr. and Cornelia Layden had 8 children
From left: Tom, Paul, Ed, Mary Ellen, Ruth, Dick, Agnes, Pat
here are some pictures of my family
Photo from an original picture Post Card, taken circa 1912. Ed Layden is the one who is on the far left sitting down with the funny looking smile on his face
Agnes is my Grandmother and she and her husband David Davis had 5 children all girls.
Agnes and David
and their daughters
Karen married Tom Field
and had 2 daughters
Kelly and Shannon
Kathy married Rick Lash
and had 5 children
Caroline
Margaret
Robert
Stephanie
Virginia
Diane married Tom Flecther
and had 4 girls
Kate
Maggie
Bridget
Colleen
Janet married Tom Russell
and had 4 boys
Tim
Daniel
Edward
Charles
Nancy married Mike Correo
and had 4 boys
Matt
David
John Robert
Patrick
How my family first came to Hoopeston Illionois, was that my Great-Great-Great Grandfather John Layden, and his wife Margaret Stammer,both came to America in the mid 1840s' through Ellis Island, their son Tade Layden got land in Hoopeston, which is still in my family.
Tade Layden married Martha Thompson in 1883
Tade Layden and his wife Martha Thompson had 7 children; John Layden the eldest,
Ted and Tom Layden (twins), Ann layden, Edward Layden Sr.,
and the youngest Ruth Layden(not pictured).
Edward Layden Sr. (1892 - 1966) was the youngest son of Tade Layden. Ed (as he is known through out my family) married Cornelia Ester Fitzgerald Layden.
Edward Layden Sr. and Cornelia Layden had 8 children
here are some pictures of my family
Agnes is my Grandmother and she and her husband David Davis had 5 children all girls.
and their daughters
Karen married Tom Field
and had 2 daughters
Kelly and Shannon
Kathy married Rick Lash
and had 5 children
Caroline
Margaret
Robert
Stephanie
Virginia
Diane married Tom Flecther
and had 4 girls
Kate
Maggie
Bridget
Colleen
Janet married Tom Russell
and had 4 boys
Tim
Daniel
Edward
Charles
Nancy married Mike Correo
and had 4 boys
Matt
David
John Robert
Patrick